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Additional Physical Format: | Erscheint auch als: Online-Ausgabe |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
P J E Peebles |
ISBN: | 9780691196022 0691196028 |
OCLC Number: | 1164609634 |
Description: | xvii, 403 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme ; 235 mm |
Responsibility: | P.J.E. Peebles. |
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"James Peebles, Co-Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics" "Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cosmology and Astronomy, Association of American Publishers" "It's hard to imagine anyone better placed to recount the inside story of modern cosmology. . . . For anyone seriously interested in the ways of science and how we came to understand our place in the Universe, this is essential reading."---Giles Sparrow, BBC Sky at Night Magazine "As expected, the quality is top-notch. . . . [Cosmology's Century] is also very well written. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in the first hundred years of modern cosmology."---Phillip Helbig, The Observatory Read more...

